Hello Bernard,
        Re: 1. X just means that tape has not been used yet. Once amanda uses it
for a backup it will update the tape with the date.

        Re: 2. Amanda will create the files

        Re: 3. It should be started automatically by Inetd. Do you have 
everything
setup in there ?

Scott...

Scott R. Burns
NETCON Technologies Incorporated
Suite 135 - 4474 Blakie Road
London, Ontario, Canada
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From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
[mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org]On Behalf Of Bernard_Wu AT NCCI 
DOT COM
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 4:19 PM
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: amcheck questions



Hi Listserv,
Here is the output of my amcheck .  My questions follow:
1.  How does one get the date not to appear as X ?
2.  I am trying to backup /opt ,  /home and /etc.
      Do I have to create the files   _home, _opt and _etc myself  or will
AMANDA create them?
      Are these files or directories ?
3.  What is causing the client selfcheck time-out ?  Do I have to start the
daemon amandad before running amcheck ?



amanda@lnxtech> amcheck daily
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
-----------------------------
WARNING: holding disk /amholdsk: only 6629700 KB free, using nothing
amcheck-server: slot 1: date X        label dump100 (new tape)
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
Tape dump100 label ok
WARNING: tapecycle (5) <= runspercycle (20).
NOTE: info dir /var/log/amanda/daily/curinfo/lnxtech/_home: does not exist
NOTE: info dir /var/log/amanda/daily/curinfo/lnxtech/_opt: does not exist
NOTE: info dir /var/log/amanda/daily/curinfo/lnxtech/_etc: does not exist
Server check took 0.092 seconds

Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
--------------------------------
WARNING: lnxtech: selfcheck request timed out.  Host down?
Client check: 1 host checked in 30.018 seconds, 1 problem found

(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p2)
amanda@lnxtech>

TIA
Bernie Wu
bernard_wu AT ncci DOT com


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